Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask St. Joseph's Catholic). They put the hurt on the Carolina Academy Trojans with a sharp 19-0 victory on Wednesday. With that win, the Knights brought their scoring average up to 7.5 runs per game.
Cade Alt was a major factor no matter where he played. On the mound, he struck out nine batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Alt was also big at the plate, scoring a run while going 2-for-3. Those hits marked the first that he got this season.
Henry Dryden
| 03/12/25 @ Carolina Academy | 4 |
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In other batting news, Henry Dryden was a standout: he scored four runs and stole a base while going 2-for-3. He is becoming a predictor of St. Joseph's Catholic's success: when he posts at least two runs the team is undefeated (and 2-3 when he doesn't). Another player making a difference was Frank Remsberg, who went a perfect 2-for-2 with one home run, four RBI, and two runs.
The victory (which was St. Joseph's Catholic's third in a row) raised their record to 5-3. They've dominated over that stretch too, winning by an average of 14.7 runs. As for Carolina Academy, their loss ended a three-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 3-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. St. Joseph's Catholic will challenge Mauldin at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday. Mauldin's pitching crew has only allowed 3.8 runs per game this season, so St. Joseph's Catholic's hitters will have their work cut out for them. Carolina Academy will have a little extra prep time after the defeat as they won't be playing again for a while. They'll take on Christ Church Episcopal at 6:00 p.m. on March 25th.
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